2 suffer heat exhaustion near Ron Santo event

Two people were taken in serious-to-critical condition to a hospital after passing out from heat exhaustion near a Ron Santos statue unveiling at Wrigley Field this evening, officials said.

Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded about 5:42 p.m. to a call of a person down near Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue, according to a spokesman. Apparently, two people passed out from heat exhaustion near the Santo event, he said.

The Cubs unveiled a statue of Ron Santo during a pregame ceremony outside of Wrigley Field today honoring the player and broadcaster who died last winter.